risk versus reward

Risk-Return Trade-Off

The concept that every rational investor, at a given level of risk, will accept only the largest expected return. That is, given two investments at the exact same level of risk, all other things being equal, every rational investor will invest in the one that offers the higher return. The risk-return tradeoff is pervasive throughout economics and finance. It is the reason that riskier bonds pay higher coupons than other bonds. It is also the reason that bonds pay lower returns than most stocks because they are a less risky investment. The Markowitz Portfolio Theory attempts to mathematically identify the portfolio with the highest return at each level of risk. See also: Markowitz Efficient Portfolio.

risk versus reward

A financial analysis comparing the potential gains from a project or property against the potential losses.The greater the risk,the greater the reward should be.

The conventional wisdom of managing income effectively, particularly among high net-worth individuals, as well as the issue of tactical investment allocation in terms of risk versus reward was also reiterated.

Thought leaders who are experts in measuring and managing IT-enabled services formed the CSMIC SMI management program to meet the need for enterprise-wide standards for calculating risk versus reward of cloud computing services.

It's a classic swing of risk versus reward," said Chris Speller, Group Director for CityscapeIn addition to the Real Estate Investment and Development Conference, Cityscape Global will also host the World Architecture Congress (WAC) and Retail City conference.

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